Building your own presets and actions will save you loads of
time! One of the biggest time savers I’ve ever done for myself
was to learn how to create custom actions in Photoshop and then
run batch actions. I do this for all types of jobs, whether
it’s for resizing and watermarking or for large b&w
conversions. Obviously this works with free or bought
actions too, but building your own can incorporate those actions
too. Creating images from the shooting perspective only is a bit
tunnel-visioned. Once you free yourself from the metaphorical
shackles of preserving some idea of ‘reality’, then you will open
your mind to the creative possibilities of processing your
photos. Not only that, but you will understand that you are the
one in control of how real the photo looks, or how unreal. Your
confidence will grow, and that will be reflected in your future
work. Don't neglect to read the fun manual! The manual, help file
and tutorials built into software are usually a bit dry but
contain a wealth of knowledge on how each and every part of the
software works. Without this knowledge you can’t expect to
be efficient with it.

These are all valid challenges and arguments the modern
photographer has to live with today. Its well worth doing
additional reading when doing digital photography. Again when
starting with photography, my advice is to ignore all these
popular forum and magazine created problems until you more
comfortable using your camera. For example people are spending a
lot of time to discuss the dynamic range of different cameras.
Typically SLR cameras differ between 8,7 and 11,3 stops in terms
of dynamic range. The human eye can cope with as much as 16 stops
and a really bright summer day can go as high as 20 stops. That
means each and every camera has a limitation and in relation to a
real life situation, the differences between cameras are small.
Therefor if I read somebody complaining about a camera not having
a good dynamic range and that he or she looses images base on
dynamic range then all it tells me, this person are on the wrong
track and the chances are he or she will never learn the correct
techniques to optimize dynamic range. Its like with all things in
life, if you focus on the negative then you miss the opportunity
to see the situation in the correct perspective. To improve your
photography through a simple adjustment of your perspective, I
want you to sit back and observe your surroundings. Don’t do
anything at all. Do not pick up your camera. Do not pass GO. Do
not set anything up. For the next fifteen minutes, your job is to
notice everything going on around you. Take some time and pay
attention to the light. Watch your subject in action (or not in
action at all if you’re doing still life or landscapes). Simply
allow the ideas to flow to you.

Using shutter zoom is a fun technique to try or any composition
where you want to enthuse dram or action. For this to work you’ll
need a DSLR or hybrid camera with a zoom lens. First of all set
your ISO as low as possible and dial in a small aperture of
around f22 for a longer exposure. Isolate a subject – for example
a willing model, a beautiful blooming flower, an insect, etc and
focus on and meter from this. Next compose so the subject is
positioned in the centre of your frame. We human beings are
basically unable to know the depth of an object until we get up
close to it. When you use a telephoto lens, you aren’t actually
getting close to your subject. You’re just magnifying the
horizon. Some photographers use the telephoto effect for creative
purposes. Cityscapes, when taken with a telephoto lens, have an
added element of spookiness and conformity. There are plenty of
ways to use this flattening effect for your new idea.

Zooming in with the best adjustments are made possible when you
know fully all that your camera has to offer when it comes to
photography! See how your camera compares to the Nikon D4 or other
Nikon camera models(see nikon p500
review), so that you know you are using the best equipment
available.